Credit-cabinet.



lA. J. TICE. GREDIT CABINET. APPLIGATION FILED AG'. 2l, 1909. 962,1Y?, Patented June 21,1910.

, A. J. TICE.

* CREDIT CABINET. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1909.

962,177. Patented June 21,1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ANDREW J. TICE, 0F SALEM, OHIO, .A SSIGrNOR TO THE AMERICAN CASE & REGISTER COMPANY, OF SALEM, OHIO', .A CORPORATION 0F 0HIO.

CREDIT-CABINET.

Application tiled August 21, 1909. SeriaiNo'. 513,912.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, .ANDREW J. TICE, a citi-zen of the United States, residing at Salem, in the county of Columbiana and State of hio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Credit-Cabinets;. and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the' same,'reference being had to the accompanying drawings, maklng apart of this specification,y and tothe numerals of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 isa verticalv section of the'credit cabinet,- illustratingthe leaves in elevation and showing thesamein dotted lines inv their Vlower or` `horizontal positions, except the rearxnost leaf which is shown elevated. Fig.

2 is a` view showlng a portion of o ne of the.-

leaf base bars and one of the leaf connecting Shanks. Fig. 3 is a view showing a portion of the rearmost leaf and its pivoted loop. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing a' series of eaves connected together 'and' the retaining or holding plate properly connected. Fig. 5-is a perspective view showing aA por'- tion of one of the base bars and leaf and a hinge plate connected theretoj Fig. 6l is a transverse section on line 6-6 Fig.4 Lt. Fig. 7` is a front elevation showing the front leaf partially turned down.

The resent invention has relation to filing cabinets and it consists in thenovel arrangement hereinafter described and particularly ointed out in the claims. l

` Simi ar numerals of 'reference indicate corresponding parts in.l all the figures of the drawing. r

In the accompanying drawing, l represents the casing or frame 'which is of the usual constructlon and its specific construc-y tion may be varied without departing from thel natu-re ofthel invention as the frame or casing' so far as its specicconstruction is concerned does: not enter into the' present invention, except that a frame or casing of some kind must-necessarily be present. The

frame or easing' is: provided with the shelf 2 which is held in oper elevation by means of the back and sides of' the easin to which backv and sides the shelf is attac ed in any convenient and well known manner.

'To the shelf 2 aresecurely attached the` bars 3 and 4:, which barsare spaced from' each other and are so spaced for the purpose of allowing the retaining Aplate 5 to be placed between the spaced bars 8 and Ligas" best illustrated in Fig. l.

For the purpose of holding the plate 5 in fixed position with reference to the shelf 2, the bar 3 is provided at its ends with the pivoted catch bars 6, which catch bars when brought under the raised fia-tiges 7 on bar 4 as illustrated i-n dotted lines Fig. 7, will come over the plate 5, thereby, securely hold-v ing the plate 5 in fixed position. The plate 5 is hingedto the front basebar 7, to which is attached the front leaf 8 as hereinafter described. In order that a series of leaves may be hinged together and in suchz aman` ner that a predetermined number cf leaves may be properly hinged together the bottom edge of each leaf is provided with al base bar 9, which is formed of suchv a width that the hinge plates 10 can be properly attached andthe plates joined together by means of the common and well known hinge connection. It isiwell-understood by those skilled in the art' that it is desirable toadd `to ory by, increasing or decreasing the number ofl leaves contained in the set of leaves.

For the purpose ofv providing means for securely connecting the leaves lllto the variousbars 9, said ,bars are provided with the slotted Shanks l2, through the slot of each of which the metal of a: leaf is passed and foldedy around one member of the shank 12, afs-illustrated in Fig; 6. The opposite member of the shank 12 is provided with the covering '18, which is formed of metal preferably corresponding in thickness with the metal from which the leaves are formed. This arrangement is intended to aid in forming a construction.V The folded port-ion of the leaf and the" covering 13 are properly riveted to the Shanks 12 by means o rivets 14. n

In use the series of leavesare placed in the casing as illustrated in Fi 1, the front leaf 8 having the retaining` p ate 5 located substantially as shown in Fig.' 1, which front they leaf together with the remaining leaves of the series are 'held in substantially vertical position .by means of the curved arms 16, which curved arms are plvoted at points below the shelf -2 upon. the studs 17 or their equivalents.

l For the purpose of normally lhoIding the` 'arms 16 in the position illustrated 1n Fig. '1,

the springs 18 areprovidedone end of each spring being connected to the lnner end of -an arm 16 and the opposite end of each' spring connectedv to -some fixed vpoint with reference to the frame or c as1ng,

For the purpose of reduclng friction during the time the frontleaf 15 is brought'into proa horizontal position the arms 16 are vided with the anti-friction rollers 19Which vanti-l friction rollers press or bear against the plates 20 secured to the outer face -of the front leaf 8. v

For the purpose of preventlng the rear leaf from tilting forward or following the" movement ofthe leaves directly in front of the said rear` leaf the post 21 is provided upon which post is placed the pivoted loop -or -eye 22said loopor eye being pivotally attached to the rear leaf 2 2@A by means ofthe clip 23 or its equivalent. For the purpose of becoming accithe series of leaves from purposethe retaining plate 5 is released by pivotally moving the catch bars 6 into the i position illustratedin full lines in Fig. 7,

vthe post 21.

' after which the entireseries of leaves as a unit can be lifted upward for a sufiicient distanceto detach the loop 22 from the post 21, after which .the series of leaves are .free to be removed.

It Will be understood that the springs-18 havea the arms -16l toward the back o the cabinet and in'order to hold the arms away from the back and in such a position that theseries of leaves can beeasily inserted or removed, the pins 25 are provided, which pins are detachably connected to .the 'sides ofthe casing as illustrated in Fig. '7. It will be understood that during the time the leayes are being brought from'a vertical position to a horizontal Vone or vice versa the loop 22 is free to slide up and down upon It will be understood that the upper edges trated and for the purpose of exposing the numbers or indexes the various leaves should be provided with the cut out portions 26 opposite the numbers or indexes.

. For the purpose of holding the series'of leaves against what might termed lateral or endlmovement when the sameare placed retaining tendency tomove the upperends of of the various leaves should. be properly numbered or indexed as illus-k have hereunto :subscribed ypresence of two witnesses.

`in the casing, the retaining plate 5.is provided With an aperture 27 which aperture is for the purpose of receiving the screw 28, whichl screw is connected' to the shelf 2.

Having fullyl described my invention, what I claim as new' and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1.'In' a credit' cabinet of the lclass 4de'- scribeda.casing or frame provided with a I shelf, a series of leaves provided Wit-h base bars, hinge plates secured to said bars and pivotally connected together between theI meeting facesof the bars, and a retaining plate vhinged to the base 'barof the front leaf and' removably securedto the shelf.

2. In a credit cabinet of the class described, a vcasing orframe, a post securedv to said casing and notched'at .its upper end, and a series of leaves hinged together and removably secured 'to the casi-ng, the rearmost leaf of the54 series provided.- with a' loop adapted for engagement'with the post. 3, In a credit cabinet of the class ldescribed, a casing or frame provided with a shelf, a postsecured" to said casing and notched at its upper end, a series of leaves hinged to ether, the rearmost leaf of the series provided with aloop vadapted for engagement with thepost, a

frame, said casing or platehinged to the front leaf of the series v and means for holding upon the shelf.

4. In a credit cabinet. of the class desaid plate in position scribed, a casing or frame, a series of leaves.

detachably hinged "together, one of `the leaves of the series provided with a hinged plate, means for detachably connecting said retaining plate to the casing or vided with a-loop, and a post withfwhich the' loop engages. l 5.- In a credit `cabinet of the. class desv scribed, a casing 0r-frame, to said casing, and' a series of leaves hinged together and removablysecuredto the casing, the rear-most leaf of the series provided with a loop for engagement with the post. i

6. In a .credit scribed, a casing yor frame, a post' secured to Asaid casing, a series of leaves hinged together, the rear-most leaf of the series pro- `frame, onevof said leaves of the series Vproa post, secured cabinet of the -class' dev vided with a loop adapted for engagement with said post, and means for hinging the front leaf of theseries to the casing, substantially as and for the -pur'pose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above, I

my fname in the NDREW J. Troniv Witnesses: 5 i

A N I NA VSTEELE,

RALPH W. CAMPBELL. 

